Bio
Gregory J. Moore is Stanton Visiting Scientist in the Political Science Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he is conducting research on nuclear deterrence and China-US relations, as well as teaching courses on US politics and national defense, international security, and nuclear strategy and policy. He was formerly Professor of Global Studies and Politics at Colorado Christian University in the Denver area, and before that was Head of the School of International Studies and Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China. Prior to that he served on the faculties of the Political Science Departments at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) and Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Florida), and served as a fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Author/editor of North Korean Nuclear Operationality: Regional Security and Non-Proliferation (Johns Hopkins, 2014), and author of Niebuhrian International Relations: The Ethics of Foreign Policymaking (Oxford, 2020), and many articles on Chinese foreign policy, US policy in Asia, emerging technologies and IR, he is working on a book on Sino-American relations and another on international relations research methods. He is a member of the (U.S.) National Committee on United States-China Relations and member and former president of the Association of Chinese Political Studies.
Education
PhD in International Studies, University of Denver (Denver, Colorado)
Certificate in Chinese Language, Inter-University Program, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China)
MA in Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia)
BA in Art, Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)
Professional Experience
Stanton Visiting Scientist/Fellow, Department of Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2023-Present)
Professor and Director of Global Engagement, Political Science Department, Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, Colorado (2020-2023)
Associate Professor, then Professor, and Head of School, School of International Studies, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China (2015-2020)
Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC (2019-2020)
Associate Professor, then Professor, Political Science Department, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (2010-2015)
Honors & Awards
Member – National (US) Committee on United States – China Relations (January 2009-present)
President – Association of Chinese Political Studies (2020-22)
Board Member – Association of Chinese Political Studies, 1999-2003, 2004-2008, 2018-2022
Fellow – Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC (09/2019-08/2020)
Senior Fellow – China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom (2015-2020)
Graduate – Cornell University/Columbia University Summer Workshop on Advanced Military Operations & Strategies (Cornell University, Summer 2014)
Research and Scholarly Interests
International Relations, International Security, Chinese Foreign Policy, US Foreign Policy, Sino-American Relations, East Asian IR/Security Issues, Emerging Technologies, and Politics.
Publications
Books
Niebuhrian International Relations: The Ethics of Foreign Policymaking (Oxford University Press, 2020).
North Korean Nuclear Operationality: Regional Security and Non-Proliferation, Gregory J. Moore, editor and contributor of four chapters, with Graham Allison, David Kang, Andrei Lankov, Daniel Twining, Jing-dong Yuan, etc. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014).
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters
“China, Russia and the United States: Balance of Power or Atomistic National Narcissism?” in Brandon Yoder, ed., The United States and Contemporary China-Russia Relations (Palgrave, 2022).
“Huawei and Cyber-Sovereignty: China’s Challenge to the West,” Journal of Chinese Political Science (June, 2022; doi.org/10.1007/s11366-022-09814-2).
“The Logic of Power Politics: The Thucydides Trap and the China-US Trade War,” in Shiping Hua, editor, The Political Logic of the U.S.-China Trade War (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2022).
“Audience Costs and China’s South China Sea Island Building,” with Christopher Primiano, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs (Nov. 1, 2020; DOI: 10.1177/2347797020962635).
“The True Origins of the Sino-American Thucydides Trap,” in Bart Gaens and Ville Sinkkonen (eds), The US and China: Rising Rivalry, FIIA Report (Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Affairs, September 2020).
“Bismarck or Wilhelm? China’s Peaceful Rise vs. China’s South China Sea Policy,” Asian Perspective 42/2 (April-June, 2018): 265-283.
“New Developments in Chinese Foreign Policy,” Introduction to Special Issue, Asian Perspective 42/2 (April-June, 2018): 155-158.
“Avoiding a Thucydides Trap in Sino-American Relations (…and 7 Reasons why that Might be Difficult),” Asian Security 13/2 (2017): 98-115.
“The Power of ‘Sacred Commitments’ – Chinese Interests in Taiwan,” Foreign Policy Analysis 12/2 (April, 2016): 214-235.
“The Difference a Day Makes: Understanding the End of the Sino-American ‘Tacit Alliance,’” International Studies Review 16/4 (December, 2014): 540-574.
“‘In Your Face’ – Domestic Politics, Nationalism and ‘Face’ in the Sino-Japanese Islands Dispute,” Asian Perspective 38/2 (April-June, 2014): 219-240.
“The Sino-Japanese Dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: Dangers and Opportunities,” Introduction to Special Issue, Asian Perspective 38/2 (April-June, 2014).
“Constructing Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Historical Northeast Asian Dyadic Cultures and the Potential for Greater Regional Cooperation,” Journal of Contemporary China 22/83 (Sept., 2013): 887-904.
“An International Relations Perspective on the Science, Politics and Potential of an Extraterrestrial Sino-American Arms Race,” Asian Perspective 35/4 (Winter, 2011).
“History, Face and Nationalism in Sino-Japanese Relations,” Journal of Chinese Political Science 15/3 (September, 2010): 283-306.
“Less Beautiful, Still Somewhat Imperialist: Beijing Eyes Sino-US Relations,” in Shaun Breslin, editor, A Handbook of Chinese International Relations, New York and Oxford: Routledge (2010).
“China’s Strategic Posture in the Asia-Pacific Region under the Leadership of Hu Jintao,” in Simon Shen, editor, China's Multi-dimensional Diplomacy after 9-11 (Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield, 2010).
“Not Very Material but Hardly Immaterial: China’s Bombed Embassy and Sino-American Relations,” Foreign Policy Analysis, 6/1 (2010): 23-41.
“Research Methods for International Relations Studies: Assembling an Effective Toolkit,” (in Chinese), Wang Jianwei, ed., Handbook of International Relations (Beijing: Renmin University Press, 2010); 莫凯歌，《国际关系研究方法：组合有效的工具箱》，王建伟主编，国际关系学，北京：人民大学出版社，2010；and (online in English) at International Studies Association’s 48th Annual Conference proceedings, Chicago, IL (2007).
“America’s Failed North Korea Policy: A New Approach,” Asian Perspective, 32/4 (Winter, 2008).
With Veronica Kitchen, “The Importance of Multinational and Transnational Cooperation Strategies for Homeland Security,” in Paul Viotti, Michael Opheim and Nicholas Bowen, eds., Terrorism and Homeland Security: Thinking Strategically About Policy (London: CRC/Taylor and Francis, 2008).
“How North Korea Threatens China’s Interests: Understanding Chinese ‘Duplicity’ on the North Korean Nuclear Issue,” International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 8 (2008): 1-29.
“The Roles of Misperceptions and Perceptual Gaps in the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-1996,” in Shiping Hua and Sujian Guo, eds., China in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities (New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2007).
Human Rights and US Policy Toward China from a Christian Perspective (St. Davids, Pennsylvania: Crossroads Monograph Series, 1999).
Other Articles and Essays
“Hypersonic Tonic: A US New Year’s Resolution on Hypersonic Offense and Defense,” The National Interest (December 31, 2022; https://nationalinterest.org/feature/hypersonic-tonic-new-year%E2%80%99s-resolution-united-states-206068).
“Biden’s Submission to Hostage Diplomacy Endangers Americans Abroad,” Washington Times (December 19, 2022; https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/19/bidens-submission-to-hostage-diplomacy-endangers-a/)
“Biden is Right: The United States Must Defend Taiwan,” The National Interest (July 26, 2022; https://nationalinterest.org/feature/biden-right-united-states-must-defend-taiwan-203809).
“How to Get Poland's MiG-29 Jets To Ukraine to Battle Russia,” 1945 (March 25, 2022; https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/how-to-get-polands-mig-29-jets-to-ukraine-to-battle-russia/).
“Planes to Ukraine: Bring Back the Flying Tigers,” The Washington Examiner (March 16, 2022; https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/planes-to-ukraine-bring-back-the-flying-tigers?_amp=true).
“How America Can Help Ukraine: Stop Importing Russian Oil (and Much More),” 1945 (March 5, 2022; https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/how-america-can-help-ukraine-stop-importing-russian-oil-and-much-more/)
“American Airpower and U.S. Interests in Ukraine,” Townhall (December 28, 2021; https://townhall.com/columnists/gregorymoore/2021/12/28/american-airpower-and-us-interests-in-ukraine-n2601133).
Review Essay, based on Xiaoyu Pu, Rebranding China: Contested Status Signaling in the Changing Global Order, Stanford University Press, 2019 (10 July 2020; https://issforum.org/to/ir11-19).
“President Trump, China has probably done all it can on North Korea – the ball’s in your court now,” Asia Dialogue (December 3, 2018; https://theasiadialogue.com/2018/12/03/president-trump-china-has-probably-done-all-it-can-on-north-korea-the-balls-in-your-court-now/).
“Xi Jinping: Strongman Among Rivals,” China Policy Institute: Analysis (December 5, 2017; https://cpianalysis.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/xi-jinping-strongman-among-rivals/).
“Reining in Pyongyang’s Nuclear Ambitions: Washington and Beijing’s Common Interests,” China Policy Institute Analysis (April 6, 2017; https://cpianalysis.org/2017/04/06/reining-in-pyongyangs-nuclear-ambitions-washington-and-beijings-common-interests/).
“It’s Time for Bold U.S. Thinking on North Korea,” Global Asia 12/1 (Spring, 2017; https://www.globalasia.org/v12no1/feature/its-time-for-bold-us-thinking-on-north-korea_gregory-j-moore).
“It's Not Just Material: Politics, Culture and Ideas Might Drive China into Confrontation,” The National Interest (July 27, 2016; http://nationalinterest.org/feature/china-talks-about-harmony-feeds-global-disorder-17136).
“No Escape: America Should Join China’s New Bank [AIIB]” The National Interest (March 31, 2015; http://nationalinterest.org/feature/no-escape-america-should-join-chinas-new-bank-12508).
“1914, Air Sea Battle, and Sino-American Security Relations: Advantage Offense!” China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham (November 22, 2014; http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2014/11/22/1914-air-sea-battle-and-sino-american-security-relations-advantage-offense/).
“China’s Stake in the Ukraine Crisis,” The Diplomat, (May 21, 2014; http://thediplomat.com/2014/05/chinas-stake-in-the-ukraine-crisis/).
“We-ness Beyond Relations with Those Whom We are Familiar,” in “We” in the Time and Space of Life, Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (2013); published in Chinese as 莫凯歌，《超越熟人的“我们”》 生活时空中的, “我们,” 北京：社会科学文献出版社, 2013.
“Realism on China’s Rise: The Limits of Harmony (and War),” a review essay on Yuan-kang Wang’s Harmony and War: Confucian Culture and Chinese Power Politics (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010), in the Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Shanghai: Fudan University, June, 2013).
“The China Factor in Russo-American Relations,” a contribution to a Roundtable on China-Russia-US relations with Lowell Dittmer, John Garver, Ezra Vogel, etc., in Far Eastern Affairs 40/3 (2012).
“China’s Peaceful Rise: Rhetoric or Reality?” a review essay on M. Taylor Fravel’s, Strong Borders, Secure Nation (Princeton, 2008), David Kang’s, China Rising (Columbia, 2007), and David M. Lampton’s, The Three Faces of Chinese Power (California, 2008), in the Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Shanghai: Fudan University, December, 2010).
“The North Korean Nuclear Factor in US Elections,” St. Petersburg Times (Florida), Perspectives section (Sunday, September 26, 2004): 7P.
“From the Ground Up: Contributions of the China/Area Studies and Sino-American Relations Literature to IR Theory,” Journal of Contemporary China 13/39 (May, 2004): 391-408.
“The Role of Theory in the Study of Chinese Foreign Policy,” contribution to a Roundtable on David M. Lampton, ed, The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy in the Era of Reform (Stanford University Press), including J. David Singer, David M. Finkelstein, Ross Terrill and David M. Lampton; Issues and Studies (National Chengchi University, Taiwan; Dec. 2002/March 2003).
“China’s Global Role,” The World & I (October, 2001): 30-35.
“China's Cautious Participation in the United Nations Human Rights Regime,” a review essay on Ann Kent's, China, the United Nations, and Human Rights: The Limits of Compliance, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999, in Human Rights and Human Welfare (Fall 1999/Spring 2000; http://www.du.edu/gsis/hrhw/volumes/2001/1-1/kent.pdf).
“In the Realm of the Fences: How Nations and Individuals Can Internationalize without Losing Their Cultural Identities,” Intersect Japan (Tokyo: PHP Institute, October, 1995): 28-32.